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The trends to watch in 2018
Insights into the forces that will shape the world, from The Economist report, ‘The World in 2018’
Category : big-ideas
Aadhaar and the Arnab Monologues
Pointers to contemporary politics, different kinds of critics, media narratives and why writing is a bad idea from a literature festival
Change is possible for public education in India. Azim Premji shows how
In his keynote speech at the 19th Polestar Awards function, an annual award for excellence in journalism, Azim Premji draws on his vast experience in education and philanthropy to talk about what needs to be done to improve public education in India
Performance monkeys on the TED stage
What started out as an intellectually stimulating event has degenerated into a series of shallow performances
Nudge versus Richard Thaler
It looks inevitable technology companies will outrun the theories of the Nobel Prize winner in Economics. And that is a frightening thought
How may Einstein have thought of God and Aadhaar?
Does God exist? Is eating meat ethical? What about systems like Aadhaar? What about questions like these? A century after Einstein thought a hypothesis to explain the nature of space and time, it stands proven, and has been awarded the Nobel Prize. How may he take these questions on?
Aadhaar, Twitter and strong opinions, loosely held
We have to deal with complexity—and for that we need space
Less-than-rational actors: An interview with Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman, grandfather of behavioural economics, talks about how the field came to be and the impact it has had
The better angels of our nature
We live in polarised times. It leaves no room for middle ground. Either you’re good or bad. There is no room for nuance or discourse. What a pity!
How do you create space for multiple perspectives? Some ideas from Jaipur
A meeting between the state government and the people in Jaipur demonstrates how a little thought to the format of a meeting can make a significant difference
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